Juvenile Seed Corn Campaign Aims to Boost County Crops
Public school children partner with local farmers to learn seed corn care and varieties. Students collect data on per acre yields, dates planted and harvested, storage, and surplus seed. County agriculturists in nine counties promote seed testing, field selection, and farm improvements through public meetings and demonstrations.
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Washington
Bureau of Farm Development
Wahkiakum
Benton
Adams
Spokane
Walls Wella
Douglas
Okanogun
King An Thurston
In the Dairy Advice on Herd Improvement and Equipment
The piece argues superior cows respond to better feed, pure bred stock yields more money than scrubs, and once a cow resists milker influence milk output declines. It recommends pure bred bulls, fiber brushes for washing utensils, and notes raisers who grow their own feed gain financially in high price markets.
Old Fashioned Remedy for Cow Garget and Mammitis
A Toronto veterinary graduate writing for Hoard's Dairyman shares observations on bovine garget or mammitis. He argues the disease stems from systemic causes and appears locally as udder swelling similar to horses with distemper. He notes variability in cases with mild symptoms and partial dryness without fever or pulse changes.
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Toronto Veterinary College
Elwars
Holstein Bull Shown as Purebred Dairy Asset
The dairyman notes scrub bulls are costly with low progeny value, while a purebred Holstein bull crossed with common cows yields superior offspring. The bull shown is a purebred Holstein.
Remedy for Milk Flow Decline in Cattle Cited
A veterinary remedy for low milk flow in cows is outlined using sulphate of soda with ginger and common salt dissolved in hot water as a drench. Dosing steps include an initial pound, a follow up half pound after 48 hours, and a further half dose if needed. The text notes liver tonic benefit and warns about teat injury from obstruction and improper opening tools.
Washing the Butter and Salting Techniques
The Rural New Yorker explains butter washing at about fifty degrees water to remove excess moisture and improve texture. It advises against forming lumps before salting, notes average moisture and salt content per 100 pounds, and recommends adding salt matching the previous churn’s pounds for proper salting.
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New Yorker
Evil Enough in Man and Mission of Youth
Quote from Dr. John Hall stressing that not every young person should detail and report all evil found. Urges maintaining atmosphere of purity with gentleness and charity.
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John Hall
Larry and Harry Exchange Morning Mood
Dialogue sketch shows Larry explaining mood not from wife’s absence but from a return visit. Harry questions the look as Larry says someone returned the night before. Subtext hints at tension and ambiguity in a single exchange.
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Larry
Harry
The Heavy Milker and Spring Calving Prep
The heavy winter milker is the best producer and should be given opportunity for greatest profits. Prepare cows and heifers for spring calving with one to two months dry period and good feeding to ensure higher production in the next lactation. A long first lactation builds persistence and capacity through thorough udder development.
Alfalfa Second Crop Not Inferior for Milk, Utah Tests Show
Utah farmers claim the second alfalfa crop is less valuable for milk. Tabh experiment station tests indicate the second crop yields as much milk as the first or third and is fed with greater economy.
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Utah
Ttabh
Clean Up the Garden
In Colorado consider sanitation vital to prevent plant diseases that rest over winter in decayed stalks leaves or fruit. Fungal diseases listed include clubroot cabbage onion mildew strawberry leaf spot beets celery early and late blight and asparagus rust. Rake up and burn old stalks leaves and fruit remaining in the patch.
Waste of Good Crops Losses From Poor Stock Feed
A note warns that crops grown for profit may be wasted if fed to poor grade livestock, risking an actual financial loss for farmers and feed suppliers. The advisory urges strict grading and appropriate use to avoid waste and reduce costs.
Farm Home Consumption and Overflow Stops a Windmill
The article notes farms show an average annual family value of food, fuel, oil, and shelter totaling 595.08 dollars with 421.17 furnished by the farm. It then describes a neighbor's windmill shutoff device using a candy bucket and a lever to halt pumping when the storage tank fills.
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Department of Agriculture
Vitality of Seeds and Influencing Factors
An overview of seed vitality detailing how age maturity size percentage and variety affect germination and vigor. It notes that seeds from well Pedigreed plants show stronger vitality and that storage conditions dry and cool preserve vitality while moist conditions hasten loss. It ends with quotes about hope and schooling.
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Colorado Station
Live Stock Prices at Union Stock Yards South Omaha
Cattle receipts reached 6109 head with generally steady beef prices and active demand. Lambs and sheep showed a light run, prices easing about 10 to 15 cents from Monday. fat ewes sold up to 7.45, best of the season. Hogs topped around 7.50 with many at 7.25 to 7.49, and feeders showed varied steady to higher quotes.
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Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Neb
How to Quit Smoking Cure by Delayed First Cigar
The guide urges delaying the first morning cigar gradually over weeks. After each period, extend the interval and cope with cravings by eating fruit. It claims appetite and digestion rebalance as the morning stimulant is eliminated, with no serious heart or digestive disturbance.
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Thales
Epictetus
School of Life
Mondell
Buffalo, Wyoming
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Wyoming
Newcastle
Upton
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Sundance Land District
Clearmont
Sheridan
Buffalo
Johnson County
S. B. Howard
Q” Building
Omaha, Neb
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Ince
O. C. Dieh
Diller
Nebr
Col
Henry Eden
Missouri
Lanham, Kansas
Jefferson County Abstract Office
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First National Bank
Fairbury, Neb
Claude Ellis
Diller, Nebraska
Odell
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Frank T. Pearce
Nebraska
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